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Set yourself apart and graduate faster. Earn credit for high school and college courses at the same time with Dual Enrollment at Motlow State. We specialize in making sure you get a great early college experience. Best of all, it is FREE if you qualify for a Dual Enrollment grant.

Dual Enrollment Grant Application

Why Choose Motlow?

Our friendly faculty and small class sizes are available close to home. Dual enrollment courses are taught at high schools and on Motlow campuses. And, Motlow offers a wide variety of class options. Check out our program finder. 

You could even graduate from high school and college at the same time. Contact your high school representative to find out how to become a dual enrollment student.

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Apply to Motlow

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Contact our dual enrollment office

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Take a campus tour

Facts about MSCC

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Years of Growth

Dual Enrollment has been linked to

  1. Higher high school graduation rates
  2. Raising college-going aspirations
  3. Increased engagement of underserved populations
  4. Increased likelihood that students will enroll in an institution of higher education after high school graduation
  5. Higher cumulative GPAs for first-time, full-time college students
  6. Increased student persistence rates
  7. Reduced need for remediation when matriculating to full-time college status
  8. Increased college graduation rates
  9. Increased on-time college graduation
  10. Reduced time to complete a college degree
  11. Tuition cost savings
  12. Increased stability and confidence in choice of majors when matriculating to full-time college status
  13. Increased success rates when matriculating from a two-year college to a four-year university environment
  14. Greater student awareness and engagement in matriculation alignment that reduces loss of credits

Dual Enrollment Checklist 

Talk with your School Counselor to determine your eligibility and your high school scheduling. Note: If a student turns 18 years of age while taking classes, proof of citizenship will be required, and proof of draft registration will be required for all males.

Dual Enrollment Participation Requirements

  •  3.0 High School GPA (2.5 GPA for CTE courses, such as Mechatronics) and a 3.0 GPA in your high school classes in the subject area you wish to take collegiate classes, or ACT subscores of 18 English, 19 Reading, 19 Math
  • Homeschool students must have qualifying ACT scores (must have a composite of 21 or higher to get two free classes in a semester). If a homeschooled student doesn't have an ACT composite of 21 or higher, he/she may receive more than one grant in a single semester if he/she has maintained a B average after the completion of at least two collegiate courses
  • Homeschool students must have qualifying ACT scores (must have a composite of 21 or higher to get two free classes in a semester).
  • Some high schools may have more stringent eligibility requirements

Complete your Dual Enrollment Application

  • Apply to Motlow
  • Make sure and choose Dual Enrollment – High School as the Application Type
  • When you have completed each section, make sure to click on Application is Complete and then I agree to the terms

High School Transcript

Official Version acceptable by mail or fax 931-668-2172 directly from the high school. You may also bring the transcript to the Dual Enrollment office in an envelope sealed by the school.

Test Scores

If you have taken the ACT or SAT, make sure the scores are sent to Motlow (they are often included on your high school transcript)

Consent Form

Consent form in MyMotlow.

TN Dual Enrollment Grant Application

The grant provided by the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation will currently provide one grant per semester for tuition for high school juniors and seniors enrolled in college credit courses.  It is the responsibility of the student to apply for this grant each year.  

  • Students who qualify for the HOPE scholarship—3.0 GPA or 21 composite ACT score—can receive three total grants in a single semester
  • Students must maintain a 2.75 College GPA to receive the grant in future semesters
  • Deadlines to apply for the Dual Enrollment Grant are: 
    • September 15 for the fall semester
    • February 1 for the spring semester
    • May 15 for the summer semester

Dual Enrollment vs. AP

Dual Enrollment

High schools partner with community colleges or local universities to offer college-level courses at the high school or online. Sometimes, students will take the courses at the college itself, with other college students. 

If you participate, you’ll be awarded a grade and may receive college credit, without needing to take a special exam (like in the AP program).

  • DE courses are college courses
  • One semester 
  • Tuition and Fees can be covered with TN Promise and the Dual Enrollment Grant
  • Graduate high school with a degree* 
  • No stress about final exam score, not a test-based program
  • Available at high school, college, or online
  • Take classes not available at high school
  • Guaranteed credit transfer to in-state institutions
  • Accumulate more college credit than AP

AP

The College Board’s AP program includes courses across English, the arts, math, sciences, history, foreign languages, and other topics. Each year-long course mirrors a semester-long college class. 

  • AP courses are like a college course
  • One year
  • Must pay student exam fees
  • Get some college credit after your graduate high school
  • Earn college credit and placement with a successful exam score, (Exam score must be 3 or higher)
  • Only available at high school 
  • Top colleges generally don’t award credit, but some use AP scores for course placement purposes
  • Potential to earn credit, not a guarantee
Casey O'Neal Portrait

"I started college at Motlow’s McMinnville center as a dual enrollment student while in high school, but I eventually enrolled full-time in 2010 following my high school graduation. My Motlow experience helped shape what my future would become."

Dr. Casey O'NealPharmD

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